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Famous Ron Bonjean
After weeks of cleaning up after his epic Christmas party, Bonjean found time to hit the Youtubes with Rick Klein
Famously Quoteworthy: What Not To Say
This is what happens when you are your own campaign spokesperson: “I don’t mind gays, I just don’t want them stuffing it down my throat all the time and certainly in my kid’s face” Awful.
Camp Clinton Out of Ammo
For the first time ever, the Clinton Family is happy that Harry Reid stole the spotlight: “Game Change” peels back a decade of careful renovations off Hillary Clinton’s carefully constructed public face, casting her in the terms that defined her at her lows in the mid-1990s: scheming, profane, sometimes paranoid, …
Hanging Out at Bookstores Can Make You Famous
Nikki Schwab and Tara Palmeri: The media circus surrounding ‘Game Change’ Talk about a lucky find. … It was about 8 p.m. Friday when the Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder walked into the Kramerbooks in Dupont Circle to meet a friend. He noticed a copy of John Heilemann’s and Mark Halperin’s new …
Happy Tuesday Morning
Pick your favorite spin: ABC News’ Jake Tapper: Farewell “Saved or Created”: Obama Administration Changes the Counting of Stimulus Jobs* Huffington Post’s Nicholas Wing: CQ: Obama’s Win Streak On Capitol Hill Unprecedented
Marc Ambinder Poo Poos on Web Video
We might be bed-ridden, but we’re not dead. Yet. In news related to people who make their living on the internet: Marc Ambinder has tweeted that he will no longer publish political committee web videos that are not intended for TV. @marcambinder: Note to DNC/RNC/DSCC/NRCC/NRSC/DCCC: our website will not publish …
Tiger Woods Still Hanging Around National Airport
… sometimes it is behind a velvet rope and you’re on the list. [spotted at National Airport in Washington, D.C.]
Famously Quoteworthy: Why is He Even Quoteworthy Anymore?
This line is generally reserved for the warm up to the outrageous quote. In this case, no warm up is needed. I’m blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes. I grew up in a five-room apartment. My father had a little laundromat in a black community not far from where …
Eliot Spitzer Talks, Nobody Listens
In case you wanted to know: Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) and father of the year recipient told WAMC radio that he wouldn’t have appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) to replace Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) because her “views on issues are either wrong or too malleable.” [really, guy?] …
Life Is Precious
Hug someone today. Tell a loved one what they mean to you. Each day is a gift. Politico: Boehner chief of staff dies at 46
Famous Friday [Round Up]
Rep. Gerlach channeled Bret Favre, Erick Erickson stopped by Colbert’s desk, Bama rolled over Texas, Janet Napolitano goes full body , all the nerds met at CES, Twitter still continues to dominate – although if you’re tweeting too hard click here , Tommy McFly stopped by and made us laugh …
Rep. Gerlach Attempts His Best Brett Favre Impression
This just in from the NRCC: Gerlach to Un-Retire, Officially Running for Reelection as House Candidate He was however told he’s not allowed to run for reelection in Minnesota.
Aaron Schock in Minor Car Crash
According to TMZ, his abs went unscathed. Congressman Aaron Schock lost control of his car after sliding over an ice patch in Illinois yesterday — and banged into another vehicle on the streets of Peoria. Read here.
Closing Bell: There’s An App For That Too [Healthcare]
The clever kids at the NRCC love them some iPhone apps.
Parker Griffith is Officially a Republican [and Still a Democrat]
House Republicans wasted no time getting their newest comrade all set up with a piece of virtual real estate. Democrats on the other hand are having a hard time letting go. Parker Griffith [R – Double Agent] is still listed as a member of the Democratic Caucus. Note: Griffith has …